Masking
Masking
Learn how to design and animate with masks.
Creating a Mask
Establish a mask by hovering over the desired layer in the Layer List, finding the mask icon (half-filled circle), clicking, and dragging the arrow to the layer you want to mask. Two changes will occur:
The mask icon turns solid yellow
The masking layer's visibility is turned off
Fable defaults to an additive mask, displaying only the overlapped portions. The masking layer, though hidden, can still be animated or have effects applied.
Use a combination of keyframes and effects on masking layers to create complex designs.
Inverting a Mask
To make the masked layer invisible where it overlaps with the masking layer, hover over the solid yellow mask icon and click the invert mask icon (square with a crescent circle). Click again to reset to additive mask (square with a slanted half circle inside).
Deleting a Mask
To remove a mask, hover over the solid yellow mask icon and click x in the pop-up.
Note: In other software, masks are sometimes referred to as mattes (luma/alpha matte).
Creating a Mask
Establish a mask by hovering over the desired layer in the Layer List, finding the mask icon (half-filled circle), clicking, and dragging the arrow to the layer you want to mask. Two changes will occur:
The mask icon turns solid yellow
The masking layer's visibility is turned off
Fable defaults to an additive mask, displaying only the overlapped portions. The masking layer, though hidden, can still be animated or have effects applied.
Use a combination of keyframes and effects on masking layers to create complex designs.
Inverting a Mask
To make the masked layer invisible where it overlaps with the masking layer, hover over the solid yellow mask icon and click the invert mask icon (square with a crescent circle). Click again to reset to additive mask (square with a slanted half circle inside).
Deleting a Mask
To remove a mask, hover over the solid yellow mask icon and click x in the pop-up.
Note: In other software, masks are sometimes referred to as mattes (luma/alpha matte).
Creating a Mask
Establish a mask by hovering over the desired layer in the Layer List, finding the mask icon (half-filled circle), clicking, and dragging the arrow to the layer you want to mask. Two changes will occur:
The mask icon turns solid yellow
The masking layer's visibility is turned off
Fable defaults to an additive mask, displaying only the overlapped portions. The masking layer, though hidden, can still be animated or have effects applied.
Use a combination of keyframes and effects on masking layers to create complex designs.
Inverting a Mask
To make the masked layer invisible where it overlaps with the masking layer, hover over the solid yellow mask icon and click the invert mask icon (square with a crescent circle). Click again to reset to additive mask (square with a slanted half circle inside).
Deleting a Mask
To remove a mask, hover over the solid yellow mask icon and click x in the pop-up.